During World War I, the Americans support the Allies. In order to prevent people from dying of hunger, they send goods to France, then Belgium. Tons of flour and wheat are unloaded from barges, as wel...
Prisoners are searched after the battle. Mail is distributed to the Scottish. British soldiers show their spoils of war and return to the camp. Areas of Martinpuich and Beaumont-Hamel are destroyed an...
Little Ginette learns from a newspaper that Amama, a "Turco" (a soldier from the French colonies), has been decorated for his superb feats in battle. In admiration of his incredible bravery, the young...
In Champagne, relief of the 22nd regiment of dragoons, preceded by its music. Backlighting on the parade of horsemen. The deployment of signs on the ground for an airplane responsible for guiding the ...
Relief infantrymen (tirailleurs) near Fleury-devant-Douaumont. Transporting men and munitions toward the front using truck convoys and 0.60 m railroads. Panorama of the Meuse Valley and Verdun. Daily ...
In February 1916, french soldiers inspect a Zeppelin's wreck, shot down by the autocannons' section of Revigny near Brabant-le-Roi
Verdun after six months of fighting: panoramas of the destruction on the banks of the Meuse River, downtown, at the citadel and in the cathedral. Firefighters taking action. General Dubois giving comm...
November 1916. Funeral service for the victims of November 14. General Plentey, who is deputy mayor and in command of Place d'Amiens, gives a speech at the Hôtel-Dieu. Arrival at the cathedral.
On the set of “A Short Film About Killing” (1987), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Film crew at work on set. From left: unknown person, first assistant camera Henryk Jedynak, cinematographer Sławomir...
On the set of “Short Working Day” (1981), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person and actor Tadeusz Bartosik. Photo: Romuald Pieńkowski, black and white negative, 35 mm format
On the set of “Short Working Day” (1981), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person, actor Tadeusz Bartosik and assistant director Teresa Violetta Buhl. Photo: Romuald Pieńkowski, bla...
Film still from “Personnel” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person, actors Włodzimierz Boruński and Juliusz Machulski. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, black and white negative, 6x6 ...
Film still from “Personnel” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person and actor Włodzimierz Boruński. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, black and white negative, 6x6 format
On the set of “Personnel” (1975), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person and the director. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, color negative, 35 mm format
On the set of “Personnel” (1975), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: actor Tomasz Lengren, director Krzysztof Kieślowski and an unknown person. Photo: Stefan Kurzyp, color negative, 35 mm for...
Film still from “The Scar” (1976), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. From left: unknown person and actor Franciszek Pieczka. Photo: Romuald Pieńkowski, transparency 6x6 format
Commentary on the film and its subject matter (the tribute to Unknown Soldiers lost in World War I).
Notes on 2 documentary films portraying the countrywide tributes to the Unknown Soldiers lost in World War I.